CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Grand Forks

Minnesota · 8,658 residents · 5.95 sq mi

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East Grand Forks is a city of 8,658 people in Minnesota. Median home value sits at $55,800. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 19% less than in Minnesota as a whole. 1,157 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,658

+15%vs 2000

vs 7,501 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(811)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(703)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(603)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(604)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,407)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,251)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(768)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(651)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(556)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(393)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(156)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,008

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,866 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,588

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,599 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,800

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

34.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(6,658)

Black0.4%(30)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(565)

Asian0.3%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(8,164)

Black0.7%(61)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(509)

Asian0.5%(42)

Other4.5%(391)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8%(718)

Spaniard1.1%(101)

South American0.7%(59)

Ecuadorian0.5%(43)

Puerto Rican0.2%(20)

Bolivian0.1%(9)

Chilean0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Norwegian29.3%(2,643)

German25.5%(2,298)

Irish8.3%(746)

Swedish6.2%(560)

English5.1%(461)

Polish4.1%(366)

French4%(358)

American2.8%(250)

Czech2.6%(238)

Italian1.7%(156)

Scottish1.5%(134)

Subsaharan African1.4%(127)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.1%(97)

Finnish1%(87)

Arab0.7%(64)

Ethiopian0.5%(47)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(39)

Guyanese0.4%(34)

Dutch0.3%(30)

Iraqi0.3%(29)

West Indian0.3%(26)

Haitian0.3%(26)

Brazilian0.3%(23)

Syrian0.2%(18)

Lebanese0.2%(17)

Danish0.2%(17)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Ghanaian0.2%(17)

Russian0.2%(16)

Serbian0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.3%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 9.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.9%(1,220)

Married57.5%(1,953)

Widowed2.2%(74)

Divorced4.4%(151)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(1,125)

Married52.8%(1,848)

Widowed6.1%(214)

Divorced8.9%(313)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.2%(90)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 271 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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